Sean Janas is escorted out of a Marathon County courtroom after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing, Wednesday, October 31, 2012, in Wausau. She is accused of killing her boyfriend's dog.

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The woman accused in the poisoning and torture death of her boyfriend's dog has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.

Sean D. Janas, 20, of Wausau is accused of poisoning and stabbing Mary, a 4-year-old Laborador/shepherd mix in June. Janas, who faces more than five years in prison and $30,000 in fines if convicted of all charges, appeared in Marathon County Circuit Court Monday. She remains in the Marathon County Jail on a $2,500 cash bond.

People who attended Monday's court hearing were required to walk through metal detectors and Marathon ...